Bereaved families who allowed metals in their loved ones’ bodies to be recycled have helped boost a local charity’s coffers.
Fife Sands are the proud recipients of a grant of £4,321 from a metal recycling scheme run by the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM).
The local branch of the stillbirth and neonatal death charity was nominated for funding from Fife Council bereavement services due to the ongoing cooperation between both organisations particularly for the maintenance of baby gardens at Fife cemeteries and crematoria.
The grant comes from the ICCM’s Recycling of Metals Scheme, which is based on a European project and sees metals recycled with the express consent of bereaved families.
Robert Gassner, chairman of Fife Sands, said: “We’d like to say a big thank you to Fife Council and to the ICCM for this very generous award. It is a great addition to our funds and will enable us to provide emotional support to bereaved families, and towards maintenance of baby gardens in cemeteries and crematoria in Fife, where families have a tranquil spot to remember their loved ones.”
Liz Murphy, from Fife Council, said: “It has been our privilege to work with Sands over many years and this award will help the charity to continue the valuable support they provide and improve the baby gardens we have in our cemeteries and crematoria.
“This demonstrates the benefit of the metals recycling scheme which not only helps us to look after our environment but that local death related charities can also benefit from the scheme if a nomination is successful.”